Where should the IB be placed?
If you’re making a traditional IB with wall mounted drivers, if possible they should be mounted immediately behind the front main speakers. If you’re using an outlet box/manifold array then the opening should be placed as close as possible to an area centered between the mains and in line with their front baffle. Those wanting stereo IB’s should place them immediately adjacent to their respective mains. For people that don’t have access to the a centered position, there are successful installations many feet to either side, but one should seriously consider using a phase adjustable crossover to obtain maximum performance. Also it’s best keep the outlet box/manifold array as short as possible to minimize pipe resonance’s. This also avoids cancellation resulting from the differences in arrival times when drivers are mounted at differing distances along in the pipe. Generally speaking we do not recommend placing the IB behind or immediately beside the listening position (too many potentia
If you’re making a traditional IB with wall mounted drivers, if possible they should be mounted immediately behind the front main speakers. If you’re using an outlet box/manifold array then the opening should be placed as close as possible to an area centered between the mains and in line with their front baffle. Those wanting stereo IB’s should place them immediately adjacent to their respective mains. For people that don’t have access to the a centered position, there are successful installations many feet to either side, but one should seriously consider using a phase adjustable crossover to obtain maximum performance. Also it’s best keep the outlet box/manifold array as short as possible to minimize pipe resonance’s. This also avoids cancellation resulting from the differences in arrival times when drivers are mounted at differing distances along in the pipe. Generally speaking we do not recommend placing the IB behind or immediately beside the listening position (too many potentia
